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October 1, 2004
Present: Dave Baggett, Derrick Boucher, Jim Dohlon, Howard Fedrick, Brian Pavlac, Margarita Rose, Laurie Sterling, and Barbara Sauls, chair.
Absent: Charlie Brooks
Meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. in the Postupak room.
A. Announcements
1. Vanessa Bates will be joining faculty council as a representative of the student body.
2. Some future faculty meetings will include refreshments compliments of the administration.
It was agreed that wine, beer, soda, cheese, and maybe cookies would be available.
3. Error in the faculty handbook – subject: intellectual property.
A sentence is missing due to oversight - as noted by Brian Pavlac the key phrase approved by A&P is missing -- "all faculty -- full-time, adjunct lecturer, part-time, post-doctoral-- participating in teaching and scholarship activities as employees or otherwise, and all salaried employees control all intellectual property other than that which falls under the patent and tangible research property policy.”
The section will be rewritten to include this omission.
4. Online course and faculty evaluation beginning with this semester. All online courses will be added to the regular course/faculty evaluation schedule using an online evaluation form. Privacy of response will be guaranteed by direct receipt of results by academic affairs office only. Per regular procedures, final results will be distributed to the appropriate faculty member with standard in class evaluations.
5. Examination of current WebCT course structures and usage requested by Charlie Brooks (per email) postponed to next meeting.
B.
1. A&P report
Brian Pavlac reported that A&P is still collecting and reviewing results of faculty meeting / division breakout discussions held on September 24th,
Council members who chaired division discussions reported active discussions held, wide variety of suggestions, unanimous support for return of regular division structures and meetings.
All noted the desire for an increase in social opportunities for all faculty. David Baggett agreed to further explore this issue.
Brian Pavlac reminded faculty council of the regular availability of CELT as a “faculty lounge, reading and meeting room, social center, and teaching resources center”. He offered to make key access to any interested in using it.
It was agreed that increased notice and promotion of CELT should be made to encourage its use by faculty.
2. C&T report
Derrick Boucher reported that C&T is in the process of preparing a survey on the issue of core curriculum revision. He noted that C&T will use this survey to guide the faculty meeting on this subject scheduled for October 29th.
The faculty meeting on the 29th will be a general faculty meeting to discuss the core curriculum.
3. Board meeting
Barbara Sauls reported on several items which the board of directors would be addressing on their agenda today.
These are: Faculty Council approved actions on personnel file examination waivers, stopping of the tenure clock, and rolling contract for professional specialists.
She further reported that she would raise several issues and questions at the board meeting. These included: faculty representation on the board of directors; review and reevaluation of the current quota system established by the board and used in tenure and promotion actions. Barbara clearly indicated that she would ask for clarification of how and why quota numbers are being determined and applied.
Inquiry into the holding of the steps increase in faculty salary schedule would be made by the faculty benefits committee to administration.
C. Other business
1. Issue of collegiality as a performance evaluation factor and a clarification of the annual performance evaluation procedure will be discussed at the next faculty council meeting. This is notwithstanding the action of faculty council on the issue of collegiality at its meeting of September 17th.
Spirited discussion and disagreement on these issues among faculty council members recommended study and reflection on the issues prior to the next meeting.
D. Next meeting
October 22 Sheehy-Farmer campus center room 115
E. Meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Howard b. Fedrick
Secretary pro tem
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